THE STATE'S RICHEST MAN
(Alex: According to Forbes magazine.)
BRIT NAMES FOR VEGGIES
EXTINCT CREATURES
OLYMPIC ATHLETES
FIRST NAMES IN THE DICTIONARY
200

Bill Gates takes the honors for this state

Washington

200

The Brits call the snow & snap types of these "mange tout" because you can eat the pods as well

Peas

200

This flightless 50-pound bird from Mauritius laid its sole egg on the ground, so extinction? Not much of a surprise

Dodo

200

At the 2008 games he set records in the 100-meters, 200-meters & 4 x 100-meter relay

Usain Bolt

200

When daylight first appears in the morning

Dawn

400

Pierre Omidyar, founder of this company, put in a bid of $8.1 billion to lead in Hawaii

eBay

400

Hey skinny! What the Brits call a "runner bean" is known as this type of bean in the United States

a green bean (or string bean)

400

In 2015 researchers inserted this animals' genes related to its cold lifestyle into an Asian elephant, a close relative

Mammoth

400

Gold medal gymnast Bart Conner is married to her, the first to score a perfect 10 in Olympic gymnastics

Nadia Comaneci

400

There are statute ones & nautical ones

Miles

600

Mark Zuckerberg beat out some wealthy competition in this tech-heavy state

California

600

Spring onion is the British name for this, which also starts with "S"

scallion

600

This alliterative bird seen here could no longer be seen alive after the early 20th century

Passenger pigeon

600

With her victory at the 2010 Olympics, she became the first American woman to win gold in downhill skiing

Lindsey Vonn

600

The shrub seen here

Holly

800

Jim Walton is this state's richest man

Arkansas

800

If you want some arugula in a trendy London eatery, try this space-y word

Rocket

800

G'day & good Lord! I wouldn't want to box the giant type of this marsupial, which could be 6 1/2 feet tall & weigh 500 pounds

Kangaroo

800

Winner of 1976 Olympic gold, this American woman gained fame for her spins & her haircut

Dorothy Hamill

800

Past tense verb meaning "sketched a picture"

Drew

1000

For Nevada, it's this big political donor seen here

Sheldon Adelson

1000

The Brits say aubergine; we say this

Eggplant

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It was best not to visit the clan of this 2-word animal of the Pleistocene

Cave bear

1000

This 1920s star was nicknamed "The King of Runners" & "The Flying Finn"

Paavo Nurmi

1000

The delicatessen order seen here

Reuben
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